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The Judge Advocate General's School Guide to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act

The SCRA is the greatest single statutory source of civil-law protections for American military members and their families. The Act's substantive and procedural reach is impressive, covering everything from mandatory interest caps on consumer loans to deployed individuals, to protections for military renters and their families, to the right of servicemembers to stay civil litigation brought against them during deployment.

This soft-cover edition of the Guide should be on the reference shelf of every lawyer and paralegal whose civil practice focuses on the interests of servicemembers.

SCRA Materials

For the Last Word on Navigating the SCRA: The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Guide, by the U.S. Army JAG School (March 2006)

Here are some materials helpful to understanding the SCRA, including new provisions for administrative hearings:
     Copy of the ACT (PDF)
     SCRA Information Paper (PDF)
     SCRA Explanatory Article (PDF)
     SCRA & Family Law (PDF)
     SCRA With Annotations (PDF)
     SCRA Checklist for Judges (PDF)
     SCRA Powerpoint (PPT)

SCRA Checklist for Judges

SCRA Checklist for Judges (PDF)
A handy tool designed to help judges apply the new SCRA.

Committee List Serve

This list is available to those involved in military legal assistance. To join, please .

Legal Assistance as an Entitlement

The LAMP Committee's proposed revision to 10 U.S.C. Sec. 1044:

(DOC)       (PDF)

Legal Readiness Checklist

Tool designed to help you determine your potential need for legal assistance, select a format:

(DOC)       (PDF)

Resources

One-Stop Shopping for Vital Legal Assistance Information...
The Joint Legal Assistance Website of the Armed Services

Where JAG Officers can turn for specialized family-law support...
Operation Standby (PDF) - A project of the Military Committee of the ABA Family Law Section.

For Military Legal Offices looking for private firm pro bono partners...
The Pro Bono & Public Service Best Practices Resource Guide - Produced by the ABA Commission on the Renaissance of Idealism in the Legal Profession.

Survivor Benefits Website - Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Protecting the Rights of Service Members

Protecting the Rights of Service Members (PDF)
Findings made by the ABA Working Group on Protecting the Rights of Service Members.

Updated: 05/08/2008

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